Saikia Ankita, Sivasubramanian Abirami, Muthu Murugan Satta, Ganesh Akila, Chandrasekaran Krithika, Kirubakaran Richard
Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Sri Ramachandra Dental College and Hospital, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research (SRIHER) (Deemed to be University), Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Centre for Early Childhood Caries Research (CEECRe), Sri Ramachandra Dental College and Hospital, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research (SRIHER) (Deemed to be University), Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Int J Clin Pediatr Dent. 2024 Feb;17(2):229-236. doi: 10.5005/jp-journals-10005-2780.
Despite a large number of trials conducted on the use of herbal oral care products to reduce dental plaque or gingivitis, the results are conflicting and inconclusive. This systematic review aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of herbal dentifrices in caries prevention in children and adolescents and to ascertain the potential of herbal dentifrices to remineralize white spot lesions, reduce halitosis, and improve gingival and periodontal health in children with special healthcare needs (SCHN) and among orthodontic patients. A comprehensive search was designed and conducted using several databases. The articles were independently screened for eligibility by two reviewers. Seven of the 6,940 studies were found to meet the eligibility criteria. A meta-analysis showed that for bacterial scores, the standard mean difference was estimated to be 0.6 [95% confidence interval (CI): -0.78, 1.99] and was statistically insignificant ( = 0.39). Herbal dentifrice is evidenced as equally effective in reducing bacterial count and altering bacterial plaque when compared to nonherbal dentifrices within the confines of the included studies. To verify the definitive use of herbal dentifrices for daily use, further research, including randomized controlled trials (RCT) of sufficient quality, would be recommended.
Saikia A, Sivasubramanian A, Muthu MS, Herbal Dentifrices for Prevention of Dental Caries in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review. Int J Clin Pediatr Dent 2024;17(2):229-236.
尽管针对使用草本口腔护理产品来减少牙菌斑或牙龈炎进行了大量试验，但结果相互矛盾且尚无定论。本系统评价旨在评估草本牙膏对儿童和青少年预防龋齿的有效性，并确定草本牙膏对患有特殊医疗需求（SCHN）的儿童以及正畸患者中白斑病变再矿化、减少口臭以及改善牙龈和牙周健康的潜力。设计并使用多个数据库进行了全面检索。由两位评审员独立筛选文章以确定其是否符合纳入标准。在6940项研究中，有7项被发现符合纳入标准。一项荟萃分析显示，对于细菌评分，标准平均差估计为0.6[95%置信区间（CI）：-0.78，1.99]，且无统计学意义（P = 0.39）。在所纳入研究的范围内，与非草本牙膏相比，草本牙膏在减少细菌数量和改变牙菌斑方面同样有效。为了验证草本牙膏在日常使用中的确定性用途，建议进行进一步研究，包括高质量的随机对照试验（RCT）。
Saikia A, Sivasubramanian A, Muthu MS, 用于预防儿童和青少年龋齿的草本牙膏：一项系统评价。《国际临床儿科牙科学杂志》2024；17(2):229 - 236。
